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GA-970A-DS3P wont post please help!

GA-970A-DS3P wont post please help!
« on: January 10, 2014, 06:30:19 pm »
Main Hardware Info:
CPU -  AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8320FRHKBOX
RAM - 4GB x 2 DDR3
Motherboard - GA-970A-DS3P Rev 1.0
GPU - ASUS HD7770-2GD5 Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 2GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support
PSU - Antec High Current Pro 750w


Hello,

First time build. Wanted to make sure I could get the mobo to post before I put it in the case so I breadboarded it. With 24pin & 4 pin both connected Psu fan & Gpu all power on but heatsink fan spins for 5 seconds & stops. Along with a blank no signal screen. Ive tried with just one stick of ram and same result. Thought it might be a bad aftermarket heatsink so i installed the one the cpu came with and same result. Read somewhere that the bios needed to be updated to support the chip, even though it says AM3+ FX ready on the box. So i bought a AMD Sempron 145 Processor (SDX145HBGMBOX) so i could get it to post and update the bios but I got the same result, heatsink spins for 5 seconds & no signal.

Im out of ideas. If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!!